After hearing Kaido's question, if not for the black mask covering his face, King's embarrassment would have been obvious long ago.
His gaze darted about as he hesitantly said, "Um... Lord Kaido, you did this yourself!"
Kaido's eyes instantly widened. "Bullshit! Don't I know exactly what I'm capable of? Kozuki Oden couldn't break Kurozumi Semimaru's barrier, so how the hell could I break it?"
"Maybe your attack was too sudden, so Kurozumi Semimaru never raised his barrier?" King said uncertainly.
King had been standing below and had not seen what happened at the Tenshukaku, so he did not know that Doflamingo had used an illusion to make Kurozumi Semimaru abandon his barrier technique.
Kaido blinked at King. "Nonsense. Kurozumi Semimaru is Kurozumi Orochi's greatest warrior. His reactions are incredibly fast. How could he fail to react to my attack? He must have fallen victim to some villain's scheme!"
"Huh?" King was a little confused. Only after seeing Kaido repeatedly signal him with his eyes did he understand. "Right, Steve must have plotted against Kurozumi Semimaru and Kurozumi Orochi. Um... he must have plotted against you too, Lord Kaido, which is why this disaster happened!"
Only then did Kaido nod in satisfaction. No matter what, this was simply too massive a blame to bear, even for Kaido.
After all, this was not twenty years later, when Wano Country had long lost its ability to resist. Wano Country still had its strength now, and Kurozumi Orochi's legitimate claim remained extremely important.
If the blame for Kurozumi Orochi's death landed on Kaido, then even if Kaido could still seize Wano Country through his overwhelming individual strength, the endless rebellions across the country would still tie his hands and feet.
Coupled with the Beasts Pirates' current miserable state, if things truly reached that point,